Football Preview: West Morgan Rebels vs. East Lawrence Eagles
The West Morgan Rebels will face off against the East Lawrence Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Morgan is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
West Morgan is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Hatton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Morgan blew Hatton out of the water with a 42-12 final score. With the Rebels ahead 21-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
It was another big night for Macarri Johnson, who rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. West Morgan also got a significant boost from Shone Tapscott, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 116 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Morgan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Morgan's defense and their 12 sacks. Jose Bibiano led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Another thorn in Hatton's side was Jaylin Mcguire, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Lawrence). They claimed a resounding 44-12 victory over Columbia at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Lawrence.
West Morgan's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for East Lawrence, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for West Morgan against East Lawrence in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 64-18 win. Will West Morgan repeat their success, or does East Lawrence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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